Apple and pear corer



C. A. MAILE .APPLE AND PEAR GOREB Filed Sept'. 21, 1944 Feb. 22, 1949. V

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Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APPLE AND PEAR COREECarrie. A. Maile, Tulsa, Okla.

Application September 21, 1944, Serial No. 555,145

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a device designed for removing the cores ofapples or pears, the primary object of the invention being to provide acorer which may be operated to remove the entire core from the fruit, orwhich may be forced into the fruit at the blossom end, a distancewhereby only a portion of the core may be removed, thereby providing arecess or opening in the fruit for the reception of sugar or otherseasoning material desirable when cooking the fruit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a corer of this characterhaving means for readily expelling from the corer that portion of thecore removed .from the fruit.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which Will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details oflconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter mo-re fullydescribed and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changesmay be made in the method disclosed and in the construction andarrangement of parts Vwithout departing from the spirit of the inventionas claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a corer constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the corer.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3 3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the corer comprises a tubular bodyportion, indicated generally by the reference character 5, the handle ofthe corer being indicated by the reference character` 6, the handlebeing positioned in one end of the body portion 5, where it is securedby means of the pin 1.

One end of the body portion has a beveled edge, providing a cutting edge8 so that the body portion may be readily forced into the blossom end ofthe fruit to be cored, to insure a clean-cut.

The reference character 9 designates a blade which is disposedlongitudinally of the body prtion 5, the blade being extended inwardlyfrom the wall of the body portion, at right angles to the wall, with theresult that when the device is forced into fruit to remove a portion ofthe core, the blade will anchor the device to the core, so that when thecore is twisted, the portion of the core cut, may be broken loose fromthe remaining portion of the core and readily removed. This blade issubstantially long, so that it will be capable of cutting through thefruit to remove the entire core if desired.

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Disposed within the body portion is a rod I0, which carries the plungerll at one end thereof, the plunger Il being formed with a slot for thereception of the blade S. At the opposite end of the rod l0, is a diskl2 which is of a diameter to closely fit within the body portion, sothat the rod and plunger Will be held for true movement longitudinallyof the body portion.

Formed integral with the disk I2 is a finger piece I3 which extendslaterally through the elongated opening ld formed in the wall of thebody portion 5.

In the use of the corer, the corer is forced into the blossom end of thefruit to the desired distance and then the corer is twisted slightly tosever the core from the body of the fruit. The core will remain in thebody and be expelled therefrom by forcing the plunger ll toward thecutting edge 8.

What is claimed:

A fruit corer, comprising a tubular body portion, one end of the bodyportion providing a handle, the opposite end of the body portion beingbeveled providing a. cutting edge, said body portion having an elongatedopening formed in the wall thereof, the ends of the opening being spacedfrom the ends of the body portion appreciable distances, a, rod disposedwithin the body portion, a disk mounted on each end of the rod, one ofsaid disks providing a plunger, said rod and disks adapted to moveWithin the body portion, a nger piece formed integral with one of saiddisks and being extended through the opening in the wall of the bodyportion whereby said plunger is moved to expel material from the bodyportion, and an inwardly extended longitudinal blade formed within thebody portion and having a beveled cutting edge disposed within the bodyportion and being disposed between the lower end of the opening in thebody portion and beveled cutting edge of the body portion whereby aportion of the core being removed is secured against movement withrespect to the core when the core is twisted in removing the core.

CARRIE A. MAILE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 867,970 Hedborg Oct. 15, 19071,531,179 Daly Mar. 24, 1925 1,639,523 Maile Aug. ,16, 1927

